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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Eoghan Murphy

More than 900 kids hospitalised due to alcohol or drug poisoning last year

More than 900 children were hospitalised as a result of alcohol or drug poisoning last year.

Details released to the Irish Mirror under the Freedom of Information Act, show over three quarters – or 724 – were girls.

A total of 3,662 people had inpatient admissions in 2022 due to drink or substance abuse.

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